ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,871, issued on May 20, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Catalyst for removing saturated hydrocarbon" was invented by Yoon Sang Nam (Gunpo-si, South Korea), Hyokyung Lee (Anyang-si, South Korea) and Seunghyo Noh (Uiwang-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a catalyst for removing saturated hydrocarbon including an acidic support including porous alumina (Al2O3) and having higher acidity than alumina, and an active metal including platinum (Pt) and supported on the acidic support."
The patent was filed on Nov. 3, 2021, under Application No. 17/517,84...